Chicken in Oyster Sauce 蠔油鸡 was one such dish that I really looked forward to in my childhood days. It was many years later that I realized this traditional Chinese family dish could be achieved by a perfect balance of savouriness and sweetness, plus fragrance from aromatic ingredients and generous dash of sesame oil

【Steamed Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce）. Ingredients：. Add seasoning and star aniseeds, bring to boil then reduce heat to small and simmer until chicken feet are warmed through and sauce has slightly thickened

The original recipe uses Phoenix claws [chicken feet]. ½ tbsp dark soy sauce. Since I’m not a fan of Phoenix Claws, I substitute it with spare ribs and added some mushrooms Both are perennial favourite alongside ‘dim sum’ old timers like siew mai and har kow

It was great catching up with one another over sumptuous meals and CNY goodies. (Click here to check out my CNY recipes) Today, I created another flavour of the melt-in-the-mouth German cookies since my family just can't get enough of it